Ubisoft has been building up the release ofWatch Dogs: Legionfor awhile now. Along withUbisoft’s other titles,Legionwill have a next gen update. That’s good, because unlike those titles, it looks like current gen may not be enough to handle its power.
The official scheduled release forWatch Dogs: Legionis tomorrow, but reviewers have already gotten their hands on copies. These reviewers have had plenty of time to get through the game and write up reviews, but until recently, a review embargo was in place. Now, just as it’s lifted, a problem withWatch Dogs: Legionhas come to light, as a bug in the game causes serious problems with the Xbox One X.
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The bug causes the Xbox One X to overheat in a major way, growing noticeably hotter than any player wants it to, despite the Xbox One X being the “recommended platform for review” by Ubisoft. However, because of when it was discovered, this has not affectedWatch Dogs: Legion’s reviewstoo much. To reassure players, Ubisoft has issued a statement saying it will fix the bug in a hotfix on October 30th.
It seems that the bug only affects the Xbox One X, not the PC or PS4. Said bug takes place during the story, and only hits at a certain point, once players reach a mission called “404.” Once reached, the game freezes, the Xbox One X overheats, and sometimes shuts down. The bug is consistent, hitting many players every time they attempt the mission and completely locking them out of earning any ofWatch Dogs: Legion’s achievements.
BecauseWatch Dogs: Legionreleases tomorrow, there’s a good chance many players will experience this bug on the game’s launch day. That’s not a shadow any game wants to have over it, especially not one of Ubisoft’s star titles. ConsideringUbisoft promoted the game by “hacking” its own titles in-store, the game releasing with such a major bug could work against the company even more than a less important release.
Obviously, this is somethingplayers should know before buyingWatch Dogs: Legion. However, odds are it won’t be a huge issue, since it seems to be a problem on Xbox One X for the moment. Plus, if Ubisoft really does roll out the hotfix on the 30th, it will only be a hiccup in the game’s history.
Watch Dogs: Legionreleases October 29 for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. It releases with the Xbox Series X on November 10 and PS5 on November 24.
